Gravity Perks PayPal One-time Fee

PayPal Standard does not natively support a one-time setup fee on subscriptions. That is a real limit for web hosts, membership sites and any service that charges an initiation fee alongside recurring payments. Gravity Perks PayPal One-time Fee fills that gap by using PayPal's trial period feature to simulate the fee, so the first payment carries the upfront charge and the recurring subscription amount stays unchanged.

You set it up from the PayPal feed settings inside Gravity Forms, in your WordPress admin. You can base the fee on individual product fields or on the form total, and the plugin works out the recurring amount separately. It applies to new and existing PayPal Standard subscription feeds. It is also part of the Gravity Perks collection of Gravity Forms add-ons.

Features

• Setup fees on subscriptions: Adds a setup or initial fee to the first payment of a PayPal Standard subscription, working around a limit in how PayPal Standard handles these charges.
• Fee from product fields: Choose individual product fields to calculate the one-time fee, which lets the charge match the options a visitor selects on the form.
• Fee from form total: Apply the one-time fee using the full form total instead of a single field, a fit for forms where the whole order sets the upfront amount.
• Separate recurring amount: The subscription's recurring amount is calculated apart from the one-time fee, so billing cycles stay clear and accurate after the first payment.
• Built on PayPal trial periods: Uses PayPal's trial period feature to simulate a one-time fee, which gives you the upfront charge that PayPal Standard lacks by itself.
• Managed in feed settings: Configure the fee directly from the PayPal feed settings in Gravity Forms, without needing advanced technical skills.
• Works with existing feeds: Apply one-time fees to both new and existing PayPal Standard subscription feeds, so current forms can be updated without rebuilding them.
• Avoids trial period conflicts: Trial period options are disabled when the one-time fee is enabled, which prevents conflicting settings and keeps payment amounts accurate.

Best for

• Web hosts charging a setup fee on plans
• Membership sites using PayPal Standard subscriptions
• Gravity Forms users who bill recurring payments